Current Affairs - September 22, 2019 Current Affairs

Air Marshall Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria has been named as next Indian Air Force chief by the Government of India. RKS Bhadauria has experience of flying 26 different types of fighter jets.

The National Geoscience 'Award for Excellence' was conferred to Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for his significant global contributions in the field of aquatic biogeochemical research.

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that in order to attract more investment in manufacturing, a new provision has been inserted in the Income Tax Act that will allow any new domestic company incorporated on or after October 1, 2019 making fresh investment in manufacturing to pay income tax at a rate of 15 percent.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched "Champions Campaign" to fight dengue and urged citizens to become 'champions' and encourage 10 friends to check their homes for mosquito larvae. sEarlier, he had also launched 10Hafte 10Baje 10Minute campaign. He had urged the Delhi residents to give 10 minutes every Sunday to check the surroundings to prevent the breeding of dengue-carrier mosquitoes.

First Indian Resident to Win Booker Prize. Share: Arundhati Roy won the prestigious Booker Prize in 1997 for her first novel The God of Small Things.

Popular Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam has been honoured with the Magnificent Performing Arts Award at the annual 21st Century Icon Awards in London.

UNWTO's membership includes 158 countries, 6 territories and over 500 affiliate members representing the private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations and local tourism authorities. Its headquarters are located in Madrid.

The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot has launched a Management Information System (MIS)developed by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for stakeholders of Accessible India Campaign (AIC) in New Delhi.

Bajrang Punia won the 65kg freestyle bronze in Nur-Sultan. He became the 1st Indian wrestler to win 3 world meet medals.

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

The 20th Edition of NEXA International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) for 2019 was held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Legendary actor and comedian Jagdeep Jaffery won the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The union minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launched an online directory that provides information about testing infrastructure and various products of Indian standards for stakeholder benefits, especially start- ups. The directory link www.labdirectory.bis.gov.in features accredited and recognized Hallmarking Labsby National Accreditation Board Ltd (NABL). Paswan also launched 'BIS Certified Products' app to check the genuineness of a License/Registration number of any product.

The former Rangers and Netherlands football player Fernando Ricksen passed away at the age of 43. He earned 12 caps for the Netherlands between 2000 and 2003. In six years (2000-2006) with the club of Rangers (Glasgow, Scotland), he also won 2 Scottish Premier League titles, 2 Scottish Cups and 3 Scottish League Cups.

The 16th Session of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between India and Belgium Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) was held in New Delhi. The Joint Economic Commission between India and Belgium Luxembourg Economic Union (India-BLEU) was established in 1997 and is the main vehicle for discussing bilateral economic and commercial issues. The importance of JEC between India and BLEU was reiterated & both sides negotiate cooperation on a wide range of issues of mutual interest, such as, transportation and logistics, renewable energy, aerospace and satellites, audio and visual industry, agro and food processing industry, life sciences, ICT(Information and communications technology), traditional medicine, Ayurveda and yoga, and tourism.

Sriram Raghavan has received the best director award for Andhadhun in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019.

The Preamble of our constitution has been borrowed from the constitution of USA.

Raazi won the Best Film award in the 20th edition of NEXA International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) for 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

The first International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) 2019 was held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. It was jointly organised by Mobius Foundation, the Climate Reality Project, India in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) New Delhi office.

The Uttarakhand government announced recently that Sanskrit language will be a mandatory subject in all private and government school from class 3rd to 8th. Apart from that, Uttarakhand CM, TS Rawat has launched music CD of Sanskrit poems.

A new book titled "Being Gandhi" written by award-winning author Paro Anand released. It marks the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The book, published by Harper Collins Children's Books, explores the life events of Gandhiji.

The International Day of Peace is observed globally on 21st September to promote peace worldwide. The theme of 2019 International Day of Peace is "Climate Action for Peace".

IDBI Bank's Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Samuel Joseph Jebaraj as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) for a period of 3 years. He currently serves as Chief General Manager of the Loan Administration and Human Resources Management Groups of the Bank. The decision has been taken as per the approval received by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This is the first major appointment on the Bank's Board, in which LIC acquired a majority stake of 51 per cent in January 2019.